Pirelli.com

This spring I purchased an Angel GT2 rear tire for my 2006 Honda ST1300 as the Original Angel GT has been updated. I have purchased and worn out 11 sets of Angel GT tires on 3 motorcycles I own. I was skeptical about the GT2 but I LOVE the Angel GT and the GT was no longer available, so I bought it. I didn't even get 4000 miles out of the tire, which is 20% less than I have routinely experienced with the the GT. It was run in hot conditions, on aggressive terrain, at high speed for long periods on a loaded motorcycle so it was a real test of the tire. It did not pass. Not only did the tire not wear as long as the GT, it skids more readily with aggressive braking/downshift. I won't be buying Angel GT2 tires after 10 years of nothing but Pirelli. In my experience, upgrading an existing motorcycle tire model is sometimes an error. The Pirelli Angel GT worked GREAT in the rain and it appears that by lessening the size of the contact patch with the two grooves in the Angel GT2, life of the tire was negatively impacted. I will no longer be able to recommend the Pirelli Angel GT to my friends both on social media and in person. I am sorry to lose the Angel GT.

My 2014 X-3 came with a set of factory-installed Pirelli tires. The original set lasted slightly over 30k miles. When my tire dealer dismounted the old tires, we were shocked to find that THE TIRES WERE ACTUALLY FALLING APART FROM THE INSIDE OUT (see photos). The tire dealer assisted me in filing a claim with Pirelli and months passed without hearing anything from the company. When periodically calling to check on the status of the claim, I was eventually told that the tires had been inspected and destroyed with no acknowledgement of fault or settlement offer. They even accused me of having run the tires under-inflated for long periods of time (that was absolutely crazy because the bmw tire pressure monitoring system immediately alerts the driver when tires begin losing pressure). I admit that they had me - they conveniently dismissed the claim, destroyed the evidence and blamed the car owner! In anticipation of receiving some kind of settlement from Pirelli, however, I had subsequently purchased another set. This time they lasted only 26k miles before having to be replaced. When I contacted Pirelli to report the substandard life of the tires, they offered me a 25% rebate (on yet another set of Pirellis). After three months of waiting for a response I was informed that I could receive a rebate through my dealer, but the rebate would actually be based on the wholesale (dealer) cost of the tires. The actual amount of the rebate offer turned out to be just 14% - not 25% as promised. In retrospect, I admit that I made a mistake by re-purchasing tires from this maker and for trusting them to follow through on their promises. Pirelli tires do not perform better than other brands, they get pitifully low mileage and the company will not fully stand by their products - even if found to be defective. There are numerous other brands of tires that perform better, last longer, and are more cost-effective. Try ANY of the other brands, but STAY AWAY from Pirelli.